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Gretchen Mork


Former columnist for Practical Homeschooling Magazine.

Gretchen Mork, author of smooth start phonics, has been teaching reading for forty years, mainly as a volunteer working with the most needy children. She has two grown children and a 14-year-old daughter who has been homeschooled for four years. Gretchen lives with her husband, Fred, in a rural area east of San Francisco. You can find out more by writing to her at 1040 Garcia Ranch Road, Martinez, CA 94553.


Homeschooling Articles by Gretchen Mork

Homeschooling: A Boon for Crack Babies? A true story about how homeschooling approaches are helping three children in Northern California.

Time4Learning U of Nebraska-Lincoln ISHS

Popular Articles

The Benefits of Cursive Writing

Combining Work and Homeschool

Discover Your Child's Learning Style

Getting Started in Homeschooling: The First Ten Steps

Can Homeschoolers Participate In Public School Programs?

AP Courses At Home

Patriarchy, Meet Matriarchy

What Does My Preschooler Need to Know?

The Benefits of Debate

The History of Public Education

Shakespeare Camp

What We Can Learn from the Homeschooled 2002 National Geography Bee Winners

Top Tips for Teaching Toddlers

Columbus and the Flat Earth...

Getting Organized Part 1 - Tips & Tricks

Don't Give Up on Your Late Bloomers

Give Yourself a "CLEP Scholarship"

The Equal Sign - Symbol, Name, Meaning

How to Win the Geography Bee

Art Appreciation the Charlotte Mason Way

Start a Nature Notebook

Montessori Language Arts at Home, Part 1

Character Matters for Kids

Advanced Math: Trig, PreCalc, and more!

Teach Your Children to Work

A Reason for Reading

Narration Beats Tests

Whole-Language Boondoggle

Interview with John Taylor Gatto

A Homeschooler Wins the Heisman

The Charlotte Mason Method

Montessori Math

Teaching Blends

Why the Internet will Never Replace Books

Phonics the Montessori Way

Myth of the Teenager

Critical Thinking and Logic

How to "Bee" a Spelling Success

Classical Education

The Charlote Mason Approach to Poetry

University Model Schools

Top Jobs for the College Graduate

Getting Organized Part 3

Joyce Swann's Homeschool Tips

I Was an Accelerated Child

Laptop Homeschool

Saxon Math: Facts vs. Rumors

The Gift of a Mentor

Bears in the House

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